Make a Fictional Character Your Boyfriend or Girlfriend
Everyone knows that you really can't be the boyfriend or girlfriend of a fictional character. But this page is here to make you, the character's #1 fan, feel as if you are just that. It's fun, creative, and dedicates time to that one special someone that's too perfect to exist.
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Steps
- Use your imagination. You spend so much time watching his/her movie or reading the book he's/she's in or playing his/her video game, etc. There's no doubt that you have a pretty vivid idea of what your fictional crush looks like. So why not try to take that lovely image and put it down on paper. If you practice drawing him/her often enough, you'll be able to draw him/her whenever you want.
- Draw yourself. Be true to what you think you look like, make sure you believe the person in the drawing is you. Then draw you and your crush character together. It doesn't even have to be fancy at first. Start by putting you and him/her on the same sheet of paper at least. Whatever you think you two might do if you ever met now can be drawn. Be as creative as you want. Use a computer software such as Photoshop to create images if you prefer.
- Write fan fiction. Not the artistic type? You can never go wrong with fan fiction! Fan fiction is exactly what the name implies. A story written by a fan of a movie/book/TV show etc. including the characters from that movie/book/TV show etc. Write some starring you and your 'boyfriend' or 'girlfriend'.
- Find some pictures of your fictional crush or take the ones you've drawn and hang them up in your room someplace out in the open to show your full commitment to your love. You may enhance this special place of worship with any memorabilia you may have of whatever form of media he/she may be from. If you go away on vacation, you can take some pictures of your fictional crush with your camera, cell phone, or iPhone and save them to your phone or camera, so you can look at them whenever you want. That will make you feel like you brought your fictional boyfriend/girlfriend with you on vacation.
- Write your crush a love letter or type out a list of all the things you would do with your fictional boyfriend/girlfriend and information about your relationship with him/her and describe how he/she treats you, with a picture of your fictional crush above the list, on Microsoft Word or wherever you save typed documents. If you don't like drawing or writing you can try to do some other things that are less complicated than fan-fictions. For example (and this is fun to do when you get bored), start writing a letter to your crush saying all the things you would say if it really was going to be forwarded to him/her. Then place it in an envelope and write out the address of your fictional crush's residence. Make it specific like for example, if your crush was Peter Pan the letter would be written out to 'Second Star To The Right, Neverland, Lost Boys' Tree.' Next you answer your own letters as your fictional crush. (Who knows him/her better than you?) Put these in envelopes and fill out your own address on them. Do not discard these special notes between the two of you. You can keep these letters in the place in your room that you've dedicated to your beloved. Another thing you can do is type out a list of all the things you would do with your fictional boyfriend/girlfriend and information about your relationship with him/her and describe how he/she treats you, with a picture of your fictional crush above the list, on Microsoft Word or wherever you save typed documents.
- Use electronic communication methods. You can also write the letters to and from your fictional crush with e-mails or instant messages. You may write them out and then save them on Microsoft Word or wherever you save typed documents. You can also print these out and store them in the 'shrine' you've cultivated in your room.
- Make stuff up. If your crush is one of those unimportant characters with an obscure past or has no past at all, take the time to develop your opinion of how he/she came to be the wonderful and totally crush worthy person he/she is today. Don't forget to try to write it down. Be as specific as your imagination allows.
- Carry a love token. For those days when you're feeling bold, look around at some of the things you have that remind you of him/her. It may be something crazy and unique like a plushy of that character or a hat that you bought because it looks like the one he/she wears. It can be practically anything. Take that item and carry it around with you when you're out. Sure, people may stare if a person is pushing a Harry Potter plushy where a baby sits in a shopping cart at the grocery store. Your friends and family will see you as 'Mrs. Potter.'
- Get an autograph. If your crush is an animated character or a character from a live action film, find an item from the 'shrine' that you wouldn't mind being written on and have the voice actor/actress sign it. It might not be so hard to actually meet this person. If you know an address you can send it to, send the item and a note saying you want it signed.
- Dream. It helps a lot to have a dream about him/her. Find a song that makes you think about being with him/her, and fall asleep listening to it. That will make you dream about him/her.
Tips
- There are many advantages to having a fictional boyfriend/girlfriend, over having a real one.
- Don't listen to people who think your fictional character is stupid.
- If he/she is in a book, movie, TV show, etc., read/watch it often to get to know him/her better...imagine what it'd be like if you were there with him/her. How would the story be different? The same?
- Even try downloading a fake or scripted chat app, so it feels like your talking to him/her.
Warnings
- Be careful about fan fiction in general if you plan on sharing. There are rabid fans (who shouldn't be a problem most of the time), grammar snobs, and the occasional troll who will probably tell you that you just killed whatever fandom you were writing for just to make you feel bad.
- Be careful doing this in a fan fiction if you plan on posting it online. It is not recommended that you write about yourself in detail and then post it where anyone can find it on the Internet.
- When writing fan fiction try not to create a character that is 'completely perfect.' You may believe that the character you're crushing on is perfect but think about it. Is he/she really? Your fictional crush has flaws as does everyone else. Be realistic and make the character yourself.
- Don't actually send these written letters if you think they might get to someone who lives in the area you've written to. Those letters are yours to keep.
- Be careful about telling people about your fictional crush, some people might think you're weird and that might ruin your reputation.
- You may find one day that liking a fictional someone can be unfulfilling. Don't sulk about it. Try getting out there and finding a real bf/gf. Who knows? He/she might even be close to the special character you used to lust over.
